The Experimenter’s Edge with Leslie Barry

Case study: Inside a regulated company's 130‑experiment year

An unexpected experiment with voice AI that changed how we capture customer stories — and a case study from inside a regulated giant.

Oct 9 • 

Leslie Barry

September 2025

Is Experimentation Dead in the Age of AI?

AI accelerates the build, but only experimentation tells you what customers actually want.

Sep 11 • 

Leslie Barry

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August 2025

12 experiments in 3 weeks, 500+ customers engaged & why experiment velocity beats perfection

Go from zero experimentation muscle to running multiple concurrent experiments in 4 weeks

Aug 15 • 

Leslie Barry

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June 2025

AI-Powered Facilitation 🚀

Imagine a brainstorming session or case study interview where no one is stuck facilitating, and the conversation flows seamlessly.

Jun 11 • 

Leslie Barry

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November 2024

[SOLVED] Fireflies.ai bulk transcript downloader

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Nov 26, 2024 • 

Leslie Barry

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January 2024

That's an important one. Sahil Bloom writes about the Energy Calendar

(stay with me here 😁) .

Jan 22, 2024 • 

Leslie Barry

The Year of Less.

16 ways I'm doing less this year

Jan 21, 2024 • 

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August 2020

My Quiet Obsession (Mac Mini + Custom Razor Core X eGPU)

I upgraded my Razor Core X eGPU and replaced my Macbook Pro with a Mac Mini for the perfect silent setup. No more noisy, annoying fans…

Aug 27, 2020 • 

Leslie Barry

July 2020

Order vs Control

It’s week four ( April 12, 2020) of our self-imposed lockdown.

Jul 22, 2020 • 

Leslie Barry

How do I find opportunities for innovation?

After a talk on rapid product validation today where I spoke about how companies like Google and Uber focus relentlessly on reducing…

Jul 18, 2020 • 

Leslie Barry

January 2020

Escaping the Echo Chamber of Awesomeness

Books come find me at precisely the moment I need them most.

Jan 1, 2020 • 

Leslie Barry

September 2019

Is your Innovation Process Built for Speed?

Speed in innovation is vital for results; it enables companies to focus quickly on emerging consumer trends and can drive costs down and…

Sep 5, 2019 • 

Leslie Barry